Crispy French Fries

Crispy French Fries
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A Little Personal History: What can I say, I love crispy french fries. The kind that crunch in your mouth. Here’s my home made variety. The secret is the batter 😉 Description: Categories: Vegetables Servings: 8 Time: – Preparation:   15 minutes – Cooking:         20 minutes Equipment: Cutting board and knife or “french fry” slicer, measuring
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English Fish and Chips

English Fish and Chips
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A Little Personal History: While married, every three years, we’d visit my wife’s family in beautiful New Zealand. It was during those trips I was introduced to “real” Fish and Chips 😉 The whole family really enjoyed this popular English/NZ dish. So … back in the States, decided to give it a go. Came out
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Beer Batter

Beer Batter
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A Little Personal History: I love fish and chips and the batter makes all the difference. So I set out on a quest for come up with the best beer batter ever. Here’s the end result. Description: While this beer batter was created for fish and chips, you can use it for any dish needing
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Cajun Fried Calamari

Cajun Fried Calamari
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A Little Personal History: One of my favorite seafood appetizers is lightly fried calamari. It only made sense to come up with a recipe I can make from home. As I like a bit spice, here’s what I came up with that’s got a little kick to it 🙂 Description: Categories: Appetizer, Seafood Servings: 4-6
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Southwestern Egg Rolls

Southwestern Egg Rolls
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A Little Personal History: 1st experienced at our local Chili’s, everyone loved them. So I decided to do a little experimenting and here’s what I came up with. Now we save a trip to Chili’s and a little money to boot. Description:   Categories: Appetizer Servings: 4 Time: – Preparation:   40 minutes – Marinade:        4
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Chicken Fried Fingers and Nuggets

Chicken Fried Fingers and Nuggets
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A Little Personal History: As my girls grew older, went to school and watched TV, fast food became an ever present “request”. Chicken McNugget’s or KFC Chicken Nuggets were meals they increasingly bugged us for. While fast & convenient, what kind of chemicals were these companies adding? Figured if you can’t beat’ em, join’ em.
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